CH 210

Everyone in Longzhou knows that Gu Zhengyi is a lecherous and shameless person, but his reputation in Longzhou is better than most governors in this province. This is because although he is lewd and shameless, he rarely harms or forces women. Moreover, Longzhou controls 60% of the empire's gold mines and is relatively wealthy, so the contradictions among various social classes are relatively eased.

Of course, the reason for this is that the previous governor caused a major riot in the 51 gold mine, which resulted in a sharp decrease of 90% in the empire's monthly gold income and eventually led to his removal and investigation.

After Gu Zhengyi took office, he paid great attention to this aspect and raised the miners' wages to 600 per month, reduced their working hours to 13 hours, and provided some labor protection supplies. He also implemented a measurement system, and there were rewards for exceeding the quota.

Since then, Longzhou has been relatively stable. Lin Wen caused some trouble last time he came, but he only killed some wealthy gentry.

At that time, Lin Wen also visited the Longzhou gold mine, but there were a large number of regular imperial troops stationed there, and the guards were very strict. Lin Wen calculated in his heart and felt that it was too dangerous, so he gave up.

In Gu Zhengyi's mind, nothing is more attractive than beauty, and Ye Lingyue is the biggest and brightest among all the beauties.

Therefore, he naturally cannot refuse the request of a beauty.

But he also cannot offend the Qin Clan, after all, he has received gifts from them.

After thinking for a while, Gu Zhengyi came up with a plan.

"Let him go to sea. The precious metal inspection department at the customs is under my control. I will let them pass. You can buy it in the open sea. I will also contact a few foreign gold merchants for you, and you can make a big profit by reselling it."

Then there was a series of sweet words, but Ye Lingyue was not very satisfied because Gu Zhengyi's sweet words were old-fashioned and lacked creativity. They were completely different from Lin Wen's words, which were full of spirituality, hidden and pure, and had a sense of style.

After the call ended, Ye Lingyue thought for a moment and brought Xiao Xiao, who had been forgotten in the corner of her memory.

This call was relatively simple.

"You go and help Lin Wen sell the gold, remember to sell it at a high price."

She briefly explained and quickly ended the call.

After a while, Xiao Xiao, who had long been forgotten by Lin Wen, broke into the room. His face was flushed, and he was excited, with his nostrils wider than his mouth.

"Haha! The goddess finally needs me!"

"Sheriff Lin, give me your gold!"

Lin Wen asked, "Did Ye Lingyue ask you to come?"

Xiao Xiao's face instantly turned cold, pointing at Lin Wen and said, "Please call her Goddess Ye or Miss Ye, otherwise I will turn against you."

Lin Wen glanced at him with 【Astrology】 and saw his lion-like aura, grinning and roaring.

Lin Wen finally remembered who this guy was. He was the one who gave him a lot of money to upgrade to a mid-level staff member. He always talked big about economics, but was later sent to write books.

"Have you finished your economic masterpiece?" Lin Wen asked.

Xiao Xiao arrogantly said, "Do you think this is a garbage paper in a third-rate magazine? This is a monumental work. It takes time to write a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages."

Lin Wen said again, "I remember others called her Mrs. Ye."

Xiao Xiao's expression turned gloomy, "That is a trash scum. He clearly has the best woman in the world but thinks he is trapped. One day, I will kill him in a fair and square duel."

At this moment, Xia Xiaoxiang suddenly recognized him, "Oh! You are the idiot that Qin mentioned! The one who implemented supply-side reforms in the small town and forcibly eliminated the only source of income, resulting in an economic collapse!"

Xiao Xiao's face instantly turned red, and he argued, "You're talking nonsense. Clearly, there were external economic fluctuations and market downturn at that time, and the residents experienced the wealth dilution effect..."

Xia Xiaoxiang sneered and didn't bother to argue anymore. She turned around and approached Lin Wen, handing him something and whispered in his ear, "This is the key to Qin's house. If she's not too busy, she usually takes a bath at 9 o'clock and sleeps before 12 o'clock. Seize the opportunity yourself."

Lin Wen handed the key back to her, saying, "I already have it."

Xia Xiaoxiang's face became strange, staring at Lin Wen, seemingly not believing his words.

Lin Wen took out an identical key from his pocket, "She gave it to me last time."

Xia Xiaoxiang's expression became very interesting, "She gave it to you?" she asked softly, her tone full of complexity.

"Yeah, Yun Zhixing also has one."

Xia Xiaoxiang pouted, "No, that guy doesn't count. He's not even human..."

Lin Wen ignored her and asked Xiao Xiao, "How do you plan to sell it?"

Xiao Xiao's expression showed both frustration and anger, but soon these were replaced by confidence. He said, "Miss Ye and Governor Gu have already made contact. There will be a group of foreign merchants coming to bid. The world situation is currently turbulent, and the price of gold, as a hard currency, is rising rapidly. They are eager for gold."

Lin Wen asked, "How much can you sell?"

Xiao Xiao confidently replied, "400 per gram, totaling 1.2 billion. If it's less than this amount, you don't need to do anything. I will take care of it myself in front of the goddess."

Lin Wen nodded in satisfaction. It was 2 billion more than expected.

"What do you need?"

"A large cruise ship, enough guards, and a group of reliable financial personnel."

"I will complete this transaction in international waters."

"Good. I will have Qin Luoshuang send someone to follow, and Lei Tiantong will handle the finances. I look forward to your victorious return."

Xiao Xiao smiled satisfactorily, "Sheriff Lin understands me, unlike a certain scum."

He went forward and high-fived Lin Wen, then confidently left.

Yang Shaohu filled a whole notebook with notes and felt that he had gained a lot and made great progress in his thinking. He quickly said goodbye to Sheriff Lin and hurried back.

Old Xie drooled all the way back, muttering, "1.2 billion, a perfect match, 1.2 billion, double the fun, 1.2 billion, adding more excitement..."

Lin Wen remembered that there were a few things he needed to find Qin Luoshuang for, but she didn't answer the phone and didn't respond when he knocked on her office door.

Lin Wen was scratching his head when Xia Xiaoxiang suddenly appeared from behind, smiling sneakily, "Little Linlin, why are you looking for Qin?"

Lin Wen said, "I have a few things to discuss with her."Xia Xiaoxiang circled around him, her face filled with an inexplicable smile. She suddenly said, "Ah, I've told you before, don't make excessive jokes in front of girls, especially when there's another girl present. Do you understand that you've committed a grave taboo?"

"When did you tell me that?" Lin Wen glanced at her and knocked on the door twice, but there was still no response.

"Really troublesome. Since you and Qin Luoshuang are good friends, you can pass on the message to her for me."

Before she could speak, Lin Wen directly said, "First, tell her to have someone keep an eye on Xiao Xiao and ensure the safety of the gold. Second, tell her to disperse the crowd watching the construction of the Java project. Third, it's your responsibility to recruit some high-end talents."

"That's it, I'm leaving."

"Hey..."

Lin Wen quickly left, ignoring Xia Xiaoxiang's calls behind him.

Since the new town had already established a formal town government, the headquarters for homeland reconstruction had officially disbanded and the Civil Affairs Department had moved back.

However, the personnel arrangements had not been made yet, so some officials were still staying in the Civil Affairs Department.

Lin Wen went directly to the office of the Civil Affairs Department and found Lei Tiantong, who was reading the reports.

Under the observation of "Observing Qi and Judging People," Lei Tiantong's aura still resembled granite. The difference from before was that there were fewer cracks on the granite, and the aura was slightly more active.

This should be due to the success of the disaster relief and homeland reconstruction work, which greatly encouraged him.

"Lei Tiantong, get ready and bring some financial personnel with you to accompany Xiao Xiao on the ship to prepare for the auction of the gold."

Lei Tiantong nodded, still maintaining his stern and serious expression.

Lin Wen continued, "After you come back, I plan to transfer you to a new department as the head, but before that, you will serve as the deputy director of the Finance Department for a while. Do you understand?"

Lei Tiantong nodded, "I understand. Old Xie has worked very hard in the past few months, and he deserves this."

After bidding farewell to Lei Tiantong, Lin Wen inspected Fang Dashan's recruitment work. This was the future guarantee for Changshan County and an important assistant for Lin Wen, who could help him share a lot of work and evil karma.

When two armies fought, each fought for their own cause, faithfully fulfilling their duties. It wouldn't be considered evil karma as long as the purpose of the battle was to defend the interests of Changshan County.

If it turned into a massacre, then it would be Lin Wen's direct responsibility, and evil karma would instantly overflow.

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The more Lin Wen studied, the more he could discover the maturity of the mechanism of good and evil karma.

"It seems that I have to walk the last part of the path of cultivation myself."

Fang Dashan's enthusiasm had reached its peak during this period. He had followed Lin Wen from the beginning because Sheriff Lin had the power of discretion and spoke nicely. He was someone of the same kind and was destined to rise in the future.

The outcome proved to be true. In just a few months, Sheriff Lin had unprecedentedly consolidated the three powers and had already reached the peak of his life.

As the commander of the stationed army in Changshan County, Fang Dashan didn't even have independent military power, which was truly a rare occurrence.

Therefore, when he heard Sheriff Lin's request to expand the army, he immediately devoted all his efforts to the work.

So far, they had recruited 3,000 new soldiers and were undergoing training. The plan was to recruit another 7,800 new soldiers in several stages.

Lin Wen specifically requested that they receive ideological education, keeping concepts such as guarding the people, the people nurturing them, and the people's soldiers in their hearts. The military should implement the integration of officers and soldiers, not allowing veterans to bully new recruits and superiors to humiliate subordinates. Everything should be based on the military regulations.

The military should frequently go up the mountains and down to the countryside to help the residents of Changshan County and build a good relationship between the military and the people.

He would come regularly to reorganize the army, enforce military discipline, and eliminate troublemakers.

Fang Dashan had a typical mindset of a strong person. Whatever a strong person said was the truth, and the fact also proved that this unit had indeed become stronger, both in terms of combat strength and morale.

So Fang Dashan sincerely believed that Sheriff Lin's words were correct and must be strictly followed. He himself was a heavy addict and had already completed the change in his thinking. Everything was in accordance with the military system and ideological spirit given by Sheriff Lin.

Seeing that the atmosphere of this army had taken shape, Lin Wen knew that as long as they had a few more victories, their beliefs would be completely consolidated. At that time, an army fighting for Changshan County would be born.

Of course, with spiritual wealth, material wealth should not be lacking either. Lin Wen specially approved additional military funds for them to improve their lives and increase their income.

After that, Lin Wen quickly went back to sleep.

His primordial spirit was exhausted, so the construction work for tonight was canceled, disappointing many people who were waiting there to witness the brilliance of the Java project team.

In the following days, everything proceeded as planned. Lin Wen slept during the day and worked at night. Although Qin Luoshuang didn't see him, her special agents arrived as promised and drove away the onlookers.

Lin Wen's construction site became a top-secret area, and the mysterious Java project team and its incredible project sparked countless rumors.

Lin Wen wasn't just mindlessly working. During his free time, he studied the industrial situation of the empire and planned to select a high-value-added and highly profitable industry to become the pillar industry of Changshan County.

However, there were too many choices, and Lin Wen couldn't make up his mind for a while. He decided to wait for Fang Weiwei's "Investigation of Changshan County" report to be completed and make a decision based on the existing conditions of Changshan County.

The cruise ship carrying three tons of gold had already set sail. Xiao Xiao led a large group of fully armed crows, as well as elite financial personnel like Lei Tiantong, and departed with great momentum.

They would travel downstream along the Tianjiang River, enter the Dalong River, and then go out to sea to complete the transaction in international waters.

There were certain risks, but with the fully armed crows, there shouldn't be any problems.

The road construction project was progressing rapidly at ten times the speed. Chief Engineer Yang was busy every day, wishing that every grain of sand would be arranged according to his plan to avoid any flaws in his great miracle project.

The Changshan Steel Plant was also booming, with workers enthusiastic and working hard. They achieved a production output of 8,000 tons on the first day, five times the previous amount.

On the second day, they reached 11,000 tons, breaking the historical record.

Every day after that, the production remained around 10,000 tons.Moreover, an unexpected benefit has emerged. The Changshan Steel Factory has always had a disadvantage - the high cost of logistics, which has squeezed its profits.

But now, the hot-rolled strip steel, carbon steel, stamping steel, and construction steel produced by the steel factory are exactly what the construction projects in Changshan County need.

There's no need to transport them out for sale anymore. They can be directly used on the construction site, saving a large amount of logistics, transportation, and toll fees, and greatly reducing the sales and procurement processes, thus avoiding a lot of trouble.

This back and forth is simply a windfall.

The first internal cycle of Changshan County has thus appeared.

This is also reflected in the weekly output value report of Changshan County.

Issue 44 of the Imperial Economic Weekly.

This week's economic report:

Up to now this quarter, the total output value of Changshan County is 8.91151 billion, a weekly growth of 31.7%. After several weeks of slightly flat reports, Changshan County's weekly report has seen a major outbreak this week.

In contrast, the same period growth of Yaojing Spiritual Capital is only 1.1%. Yaojing's unlimited lending model has been widely questioned. Imperial elder Wang Wengong publicly claimed that this model is wrong, but was refuted.

On the contrary, the Lin Wen model of Changshan County has achieved great success. As we can see from the weekly report, the sudden outbreak of this week's output value originates from the resumption of work at the Changshan Steel Factory. Its steel products are quickly absorbed internally, achieving self-production and self-sale, thus saving a large amount of extra costs and greatly improving the efficiency of capital use.

The second reason is the significant acceleration of its road construction, as well as the miraculous appearance of the Phantom Sun Demon Pit Bridge (photo attached).

This 313-meter bridge adopts an unprecedented steel-stone structure, using steel wire ropes as its stress release main body, and dense new rock materials as its load-bearing main body.

The strength of this bridge is astonishing. Without piers, the total load can reach 600 tons. Considering its length, the vehicle weight limit should be able to reach 15 tons.

Even under restricted conditions, vehicles with higher loads can pass through. This is very meaningful for Changshan County, as the transportation of goods represents the economic activity of a region.

And all of this, it is said, is related to a mysterious organization called the Java Engineering Team.

I believe such a top-notch engineering team should not be limited to Changshan County. It should be involved in larger projects of the Empire, using its high-tech to seek welfare for more people of the Empire.

I call on Changshan County to disclose the contact information of this foreign engineering team as soon as possible, and not let selfishness become a factor hindering the development of the Empire.

The success of Changshan County is the success of the far-sighted Imperial Elder Council, the success of the wise leadership of the Imperial Elders, not the personal success of the new Sheriff Lin Wen.

Special Imperial Expert, Frisbee, reporting.